Bronx Poem chords by Dion

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I was born in the Bronx on a strong  (C major) 
day
G 
C 
I guess you can say  (G major)  (C major) 
Em 
The  (E minor) beat in the street, the streetcar sound
The singin' in the moonlight,
C 
the pure  (C major) light
D 
The harmony's  (D major) tight
C 
Informed  (C major) we can fight
Em 
We got  (E minor) heart
C 
And for [unin (C major) telligible]

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Verse 2

Yo, when I'm inside a song I'm strong,

I can't go wrong,

It's where I belong

Verse 3

Come along, it's good, it's bad

Who said it was perfect

Only God is perfect

Only God is good

Verse 4
C 
Man  (C major) he blessed me beyond
D 
my wildest dream (D major) s
I can sing from the highest mountain
Em 
I can  (E minor) sing from the highest rooftop
C 
 (C major) I'm talkin' life, I'm talkin' beauty
D 
Em 
C 
 (D major) Truth, love, hate,  (E minor) scammin', lyin', dy (C major) in'
Em 
D 
Yo, life is hard  (E minor)  (D major) 

Verse 5

But life is the art

It's better to be clean

than to be cluttered

Clean of soul, that is

Verse 6
C 
 (C major) 
D 
My God is the Creator, not a dictat (D major) or,
Em 
He's the life-  (E minor) giving lover,
C 
My father, no other, my  (C major) brother,
my best friend
D 
 (D major) Never lied to me, even died for me
C 
Life  (C major) is good

Verse 7
We're talkin' you
We're talkin' sweet Sue
We're talkin' virtue
We're talkin' faith, hope,
love, wisdom,
G 
Courage, honesty, patience  (G major) 

Verse 8
G 
Then there's blue  (G major) skies,
Em 
There's  (E minor) miracles
C 
D 
There's  (C major) families and  (D major) babies
C 
and  (C major) crazies
Changes you won't believe
G 
I got  (G major) aces up my sleeve

Verse 9

And God keeps blessin' me

In spite of me

He's the best

If I didn't know me I'd

Verse 10
be impressed.
G 
 (G major) 
I don't wanna underestim
D 
 (D major) ate what He can do in my life
Em 
He brought me  (E minor) you in my life
C 
 (C major) He brought me through all
G 
this strife  (G major) 
Everybody here,
D 
we've been through it all  (D major) 
Real joy, closeness, distance,
journey, the ups, the downs
Em 
C 
G 
The  (E minor) issues, the tis (C major) sues, the drug (G major) s, the thugs,
D 
the drink (D major) in', the stinkin' thinkin',
Throw up, grow up
Em 
 (E minor) Tears, fears,

Verse 11

torn, mourn, reborn

Yo! Hallelujah!

I've never been the same,

Verse 12
G 
 (G major) 
D 
 (D major) took away my shame
Em 
I used to  (E minor) play the blame game
How lame
C 
G 
D 
Man I  (C major) got a wife who drives me  (G major) sane  (D major) 

Verse 13
D 
Em 
 (D major) Here I am authentic,  (E minor) genuine,
a truth- teller, no bullshit
C 
 (C major) Don't have a fit,
G 
God's on  (G major) his throne
C 
G 
 (C major) He's in control  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) Heroes,

Verse 14
villains, king, queens,
saints, sinners,
James Dean, Norma Jean,
G 
mmm vanilla  (G major) ice cream
Elvis, Buddy, Hank
C 
D 
Honky- tonk blues  (C major) guitars, cars, bars  (D major) 

Verse 15
D 
Em 
Yo! Stand proud, rock  (D major) around, do-  (E minor) wop, be- bop,
C 
Em 
rock- and- roll, good for the  (C major) soul  (E minor) 
C 
The Yankees,  (C major) JFK, I did it my way,
D 
 (D major) rock and roll is here to stay
Em 
Ain't that the truth  (E minor) 

Verse 16
C 
 (C major) Martin Luther king, say what you mean,
D 
mean what you say, but don't  (D major) be mean
Em 
I have a dream, he paid his dues,  (E minor) 
C 
king of the delta blues  (C major) 
D 
Elvis Aaron  (D major) Presley played that thing,
Em 
rock and  (E minor) roll king,

Verse 17
C 
I ride with the King  (C major) of kings
D 
He brought me through,  (D major) 
thanks to you, and you and you.
G 
 (G major) Man I'm glad we've got each other,
C 
Em 
C 
that's where  (C major) it's at, no doubt about that,  (E minor)  (C major) 